David Cronenberg Biography

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NAME: David Cronenberg
OCCUPATION: Director, Screenwriter
BIRTH DATE: May 15, 1943 (Age: 70)
PLACE OF BIRTH: Toronto, Canada
ZODIAC SIGN: Taurus

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David Cronenberg is a film director known for works such as Scanners, Dead Ringers, and A History of Violence.

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David Cronenberg is a Canadian film director, screenwriter, and actor who began making horror films in the 1970s, acquiring a cult following with films such as Scanners (1981) and Videodrome (1982). He found a wider horror-film audience with The Dead Zone (1983), The Fly (1986), and Dead Ringers (1988). His later films include Naked Lunch (1991), Crash (1996), and Eastern Promises (2007).

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